NCAA · Men's Volleyball
Men's Volleyball programs
187 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
187
Programs
27 D1 · 36 D2 · 124 D3
3,395
Roster spots
last season
95,972
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 28
Odds of any NCAA spot · 3.5%
1 in 170 (0.58%) for Division I
18
D-I roster cap
20 of 27 programs over it last season
$783k
Median D-I budget
$35,433 per player
1 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's volleyball. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 27 | 554 | $783k | $35k |
| Division II | 36 | 713 | $248k | $14k |
| Division III | 124 | 2,128 | $104k | $6k |
Division I roster cap 18 from 2025-26: last season 20 programs carried more, 2 were exactly at it and 5 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 3.5% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 28); 1 in 170 (0.58%) in Division I, about 1 in 200 (0.51%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, Los Angeles Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | $2.5M | 22 | 986 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | $2.2M | 18 | 978 | |
| 3 | Long Beach State University Big West Conference | $2M | 24 | 970 | |
| 4 | University of Southern California Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | $1.7M | 22 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Pepperdine University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | $1.6M | 27 | 994 | |
| 6 | The Ohio State University Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | $1.5M | 19 | 990 | |
| 7 | University of Hawaii, Manoa Big West Conference | $1.4M | 18 | 995 | |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | $1.2M | 20 | 984 | |
| 9 | Stanford University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | $1.2M | 16 | 991 | |
| 10 | University of California, Santa Barbara Big West Conference | $1M | 22 | 970 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 1000 | 15 | $434k | |
| 2 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 1000 | 16 | $423k | |
| 3 | University of Southern California Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 1000 | 22 | $1.7M | |
| 4 | Ball State University Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 996 | 23 | $783k | |
| 5 | University of Hawaii, Manoa Big West Conference | 995 | 18 | $1.4M | |
| 6 | Pepperdine University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 994 | 27 | $1.6M | |
| 7 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 992 | 17 | $710k | |
| 8 | Stanford University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 991 | 16 | $1.2M | |
| 9 | The Ohio State University Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 990 | 19 | $1.5M | |
| 10 | George Mason University Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 989 | 23 | $517k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 3 | 1000 | |
| 2 | Princeton University Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 2 | 974 | |
| 3 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 2 | 1000 | |
| 4 | Stanford University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 2 | 991 | |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 1 | 992 | |
| 6 | Brigham Young University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 0 | 978 | |
| 7 | University of Hawaii, Manoa Big West Conference | 0 | 995 | |
| 8 | Long Island University Northeast Conference | 1 over | — | |
| 9 | The Ohio State University Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 1 over | 990 | |
| 10 | University of California, Irvine Big West Conference | 1 over | 979 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kentucky University Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | $8,151 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 24 | 961 | |
| 3 | Long Beach State University Big West Conference | $9,731 | 24 | 970 | |
| 4 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | $12,619 | 16 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Ball State University Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | $13,017 | 23 | 996 | |
| 6 | University of California, San Diego Big West Conference | $13,293 | 22 | — | |
| 7 | University of Hawaii, Manoa Big West Conference | $14,557 | 18 | 995 | |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Northeast Conference | $14,595 | — | — | |
| 9 | Brigham Young University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | $14,643 | 18 | 978 | |
| 10 | University of California, Irvine Big West Conference | $14,647 | 19 | 979 |
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